wooly potatoes

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I made wool felt potatoes for an ornament swap in a primitive/folk art crafting community I belong to. I chose to make potatoes because I live in Ireland, and I like objects shaped like vegetables (I collect kitchenalia shaped like vegetables, in fact).

I felted some 100% wool fabric and dyed it brown. I cut, sewed, and stuffed the potatoes, then ran random stitches through them to simulate the eyes on the potatoes. I also added some french knots to look like the eyes were starting to sprout. I added a jute hanger, and a kraft tag which says '100% Irish spud' tied on with crochet cotton.



This is what one looks like:


This is what 60 look like:


This is what 60 look like individually bagged and tagged:





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